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Ways to Improve Water Purity: Wetland Plant to Remove PFAS, Better Filtration Systems

Ahead of World Water Day, new studies at Flinders University provide valuable insights into removing toxins from polluted waterways and improving filtration at urban wetlands.

21 Mar 2022

Floating Microplastics from European Rivers Likely to Accumulate in the Arctic Ocean

A study performed indicates that floating microplastics from European rivers might house in parts of the Arctic Ocean, the Nordic Seas, and the Baffin Bay.

18 Mar 2022

ACWA Power’s Rabigh 3 IWP Project Achieves the Guinness World Records™ Title for the World’s Largest Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plant

ACWA Power, a leading Saudi developer, investor and operator of desalinated water, power generation and green hydrogen plants worldwide, today announced that the company’s Rabigh 3 Independent Water Plant (IWP) in Saudi Arabia, has been recognised as the “world’s largest reverse osmosis desalination facility” by the Guinness World Records™, the ultimate global authority on record-breaking achievements.

From ACWA Power 18 Mar 2022

Study Shows Road Traffic Contributes to Air as well as Water Pollution

Heavy traffic is time and again linked with air pollution. However, a new study from the University of Toronto, Scarborough states it is also a huge contributor to water pollution.

16 Mar 2022

Huge Trees Increase Water Source in Forests by Shielding Snowpack

Big trees play an extraordinary role in old-growth forests, providing multiple ecological benefits ranging from fire resistance to the production of strong genetic offspring.

16 Mar 2022

Single-Celled Marine Microbe may be a Secret Weapon in the Battle Against Climate Change

A trump card in the battle against climate change would be a single-celled marine microbe that is capable of photosynthesis and hunting and eating prey.

15 Mar 2022

Study Reveals Patterns of Weakening and Strengthening Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation

According to a new study, North Atlantic Ocean currents, which influence the number of severe storms and extreme temperatures that the United Kingdom experiences, have been more stable in recent decades than previously thought.

14 Mar 2022

The Rate of Glacier Ice Flow is More Sensitive to Stress than Calculated Previously, Study Finds

According to a new study performed by the researchers of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the rate of glacier ice flow seems to be highly sensitive to stress compared to what was calculated earlier. This overturns a decade-old equation that explains ice flow.

11 Mar 2022

Soap-Based System to Eliminate Micropollutants from Water

A team of researchers from MIT has developed a soap-based system to eliminate micropollutants from water.

10 Mar 2022

Nature-Centered Solutions in Mountains Can Lessen the Effects of Climate Change on Drought

A new study, directed by Dr Petra Holden from the African Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI) at the University of Cape Town (UCT), has demonstrated how catchment restoration—by controlling alien tree invasion in the mountains located in the southwestern Cape—could have diminished the effect of climate change on low stream flows during the “Day Zero” drought in Cape Town.

10 Mar 2022